Forest Ridge SD 142
A public school district in Oak Forest, Illinois, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,539
- Students enrolled
- 104
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 164.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,878
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,539 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,606th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 257th of 862 in Illinois. Larger than 68% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,878 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 34% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Forest Ridge SD 142 spent $13,878 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,334 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,878 | $21.4 million | 1,539 |
| FY2022 | $14,159 | $21.2 million | 1,495 |
| FY2021 | $13,496 | $20.9 million | 1,550 |
| FY2020 | $12,016 | $19.8 million | 1,651 |
| FY2019 | $11,110 | $18.8 million | 1,696 |
| FY2018 | $8,285 | $13.9 million | 1,675 |
| FY2017 | $9,165 | $15.1 million | 1,650 |
| FY2016 | $9,268 | $15.0 million | 1,621 |
| FY2015 | $9,360 | $15.0 million | 1,606 |
| FY2014 | $9,629 | $15.4 million | 1,600 |
| FY2013 | $9,517 | $15.4 million | 1,623 |
| FY2012 | $9,000 | $15.0 million | 1,665 |
| FY2011 | $9,034 | $15.0 million | 1,659 |
| FY2010 | $8,620 | $14.2 million | 1,652 |
| FY2009 | $8,325 | $14.0 million | 1,683 |
| FY2008 | $8,232 | $13.8 million | 1,674 |
| FY2007 | $7,418 | $12.9 million | 1,738 |
| FY2006 | $7,409 | $12.6 million | 1,698 |
| FY2005 | $7,334 | $12.7 million | 1,735 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.2 million | 11.6% |
| State | $13.2 million | 47.6% |
| Local | $11.3 million | 40.8% |
| Total | $27.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Jack Hille Middle School | 490 |
| Kerkstra Elementary School | 407 |
| Lee R Foster Elementary School | 397 |
| Ridge Early Childhood Center | 245 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 1715480
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Illinois — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Illinois — A to Z, each with its page.
- Illinois on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved